Booth CH45 Orientation to Lab

A laboratory within the doctor office is called a

• Physician’s office laboratory (POL)

• Reference laboratory

• Pathology department

• Waived testing center

• High-complexity testing center

A simple laboratory examination or procedure that has a very low risk for erroneous results

• Waived test

• Moderate-complexity test

• High-complexity test

• Quality assurance test

• Reference test

Which of the following is a test to determine the amount of a substance in a specimen?

• Qualitative
• Waived
• Complex
• Quantitative
• Assurance

A device for spinning a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts is a

• Refractometer
• Photometer
• Concentrator
• Condenser
• Centrifuge

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The most common disinfectant used in a physician’s office laboratory is

• Germicidal soap
• 10% bleach
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Betadine
• 70% alcohol

A laboratory that performs moderate-complexity testing must be run by a

• Pathologist

• Medical technologist

• Medical assistant

• Medical lab specialist

• CLIA-trained employee

Chemicals or chemically treated substances used in test procedures are known as

• Controls
• Standards
• Reagents
• Strips
• Negatives

An instrument used in a medical laboratory to measure light intensity is called a(n)

• Photometer
• Microscope
• Condenser
• Analyte
• Reflector

An object visible through a microscope but unrelated to the specimen is a(n)

• Iris
• Aperture
• Artifact
• Speck
• Inclusion

Which of the following is an advantage of completing laboratory tests in the physician’s office laboratory (POL)?

• The POL has extended technological resources.
• Patients must travel to another location for the test.
• Turnaround time is faster for finding out results.
• The office staff must take the time to perform the tests.
• A wider range of tests can be performed.